Consultations

Yeah, it's dampened my mood a bit...

I've been on holiday with my family, and they commented on how my face seemed disproportionately swollen. I had felt a little pain, but I assumed this was still normal in the first year after surgery. However, I had a dentist appointment today and thought I'd better say something.

So I told him I've been experiencing a few pains and he asked me whether it hurt as he was examining it. It didn't really so I said no. He had a poke around ...

So I had an appointment with the orthodontist today... Made me realise how long I've been going to Bournemouth Hospital, and how often I've gone recently as the receptionist said "Hello Hannah, how are you?" I must have gone many times for her to remember me out of all the faces she must see every day!

Anyway, about the appointment... she seemed happy with how the bands are closing the gap, and just as I mastered putting in the other bands she changed the ones I had! ...

...appointments are quick and painless?

Today I had an appointment with my ortho and she said "Well you won't thank me if I put on hooks before your holiday, and as you've had a change of date we can do that another time anyway."

Thank you! I think having MORE metal in my mouth might have dampened my holiday mood. Even better though, they tried out my wafers, and they fit perfectly no pain today!

Unless you count hitting my head on the ...

I got a phone call from the hospital today and wow is all I can say.

My jaw surgery was meant to be on 21st July, and I'd you know, gotten used to the idea. But now that's all changing...

The hospital were already freaking out because they wanted to see me on the 19th but can't, but that won't be an issue now. The woman on the phone said an urgent cancer case has come up, so my operation is now going to be on 4th August, two weeks later.

Obviously, I ...

Any one else find that sometimes the hospital just doesn't listen to you? Or they do, but the communication within the hospital means the message gets lost?

Basically, I'm due surgery on both jaws on 21st July. Sounds alright, still got loads of time to sort everything out. Well not really. I'm going on holiday soon, from 12th to 19th July. I won't get back until about 8 o'clock in the evening, so I told the hospital at my pre-op assessment on 28th June, "I can't do 12th-19th ...